Applicant
AG Mangapapa Investment Limited
Case number(s)
201210049
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent granted
Section 12(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision date6 August 2012
InvestmentAn overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of a freehold interest in 9.7234 hectares of land at Mangapapa Petit Hotel, located near Havelock North.
Consideration$4,500,000
ApplicantAG Mangapapa Investment Limited
Shigeru Sato, Japan (69.42%)
Shinji Sato, Japan (30.58%)
VendorAble Real Estate (HK) Co. Limited
Kunio Miyamoto, Japan (51%)
AU Oi Kwan, Hong Kong (51%)
Background

The Applicant intends to continue to operate Mangapapa Petit Hotel as a hotel and conference centre. The Applicant intends to improve the hotel facilities and increase the profile of the hotel with overseas visitors through the Applicant's Asian tourist industry connections.

The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in section 16 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The 'substantial and identifiable benefit to New Zealand' criteria were satisfied by particular reference to the following factors:

Overseas Investment Act 2005
17(2)(a)(i) – Creation of jobs
17(2)(a)(iii) – Increased export receipts
17(2)(a)(iv) – Added market competition
17(2)(a)(v) – Additional investment for development purposes

More informationKate Young
Langley Twigg
PO Box 446
NAPIER